‎Britten: Paul Bunyan by Francis Egerton

Introduction

Richard Hickox, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden

1:08

in the forest (Four Young Trees, Two Wild Geese, Semi-Chorus of Old Trees, Chorus)

Leah-Marian Jones, Lillian Watson, Richard Hickox, Terry Edwards, Pamela Helen Stephen, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Chorus of the Royal Opera House

11:03

First Ballad Interlude (Narrator)

Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Richard Hickox, Peter Coleman-Wright

2:45

Bunyan's Greeting (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

Richard Hickox, Kenneth Cranham, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden

2:25

Call of Lumberjacks (Lumberjacks' Chorus)

Terry Edwards, Richard Hickox, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Chorus of the Royal Opera House

0:15

Lumberjacks' Chorus (Three Lumberjacks, Lumberjacks' Chorus)

Terry Edwards, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Richard Hickox, Jonathan Fisher, Covent Garden, Christopher Keyte, John Winfield, Chorus of the Royal Opera House

2:07

Bunyan's Welcome (Paul Bunyan)

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Kenneth Cranham, Covent Garden, Richard Hickox, Chorus of the Royal Opera House

0:25

Quartet of Swedes (Andy Anderson, Pete Peterson, Jen Jenson, Cross Crosshaulson, Paul Bunyan,

Covent Garden, Richard Hickox, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Neil Griffifths, Jonathan Coad, Kenneth Cranham, Neil Gillespie, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Christopher Lackner

1:20

Western Union Boy's Song (Western Union Boy, Paul Bunyan, Hel Helson, Sam Sharkey, Ben Benny,

Richard Hickox, Timothy Robinson, Jeremy White, Graeme Broadbent, Henry Moss, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Kenneth Cranham, Covent Garden, Chorus of the Royal Opera House

1:36

Cooks' Duet (Sam Sharkey, Ben Benny, Inkslinger, Paul Bunyan, Chorus)

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Kurt Streit, Graeme Broadbent, Covent Garden, Kenneth Cranham, Timothy Robinson, Terry Edwards, Richard Hickox, Chorus of the Royal Opera House

3:39

Animal Trio (Fido, Moppet, Poppet)

Leah-Marian Jones, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Richard Hickox, Lillian Watson, Pamela Helen Stephen

1:36

Bunyan's Goodnight (Paul Bunyan)

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Richard Hickox, Kenneth Cranham, Covent Garden, Chorus of the Royal Opera House

0:21

Exit of Lumberjacks (Lumberjacks' Chorus)

Covent Garden, Richard Hickox, Terry Edwards, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Chorus of the Royal Opera House

0:54

The Blues - Quartet of the Defeated (Paul Bunyan, The Defeated, Inkslinger)

Jeremy White, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Timothy Robinson, Peter Coleman-Wright, Kurt Streit, Covent Garden, Richard Hickox, Leah-Marian Jones, Kenneth Cranham

4:26

Bunyan's Goodnight (Paul Bunyan) [II]

Kenneth Cranham, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Richard Hickox

0:36

Second Ballad Interlude (Narrator, Inkslinger, Chorus)

Terry Edwards, Covent Garden, Richard Hickox, Kurt Streit, Peter Coleman-Wright, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Chorus of the Royal Opera House

4:18

Food Chorus (Inkslinger, Sam Sharkey, Ben Benny, Chorus)

Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Kurt Streit, Timothy Robinson, Graeme Broadbent, Richard Hickox, Terry Edwards, Chorus of the Royal Opera House

4:29

Chorus Accusation (Cross, Inkslinger, Jen, Pete, Andy, Chorus)

Neil Gillespie, Kurt Streit, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Jonathan Coad, Neil Griffifths, Richard Hickox, Covent Garden, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Christopher Lackner

0:38

Slim's Song (Slim, Inkslinger, Fido, Moppet, Poppet, Chorus)

Covent Garden, Pamela Helen Stephen, Timothy Robinson, Kurt Streit, Leah-Marian Jones, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Lillian Watson, Richard Hickox, Chorus of the Royal Opera House

2:50

Bunyan's Return (Chorus)

Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Richard Hickox, Terry Edwards, Chorus of the Royal Opera House

0:46

Inkslinger's Song (Inkslinger)

Richard Hickox, Covent Garden, Kurt Streit, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

4:59

Entrance of Chorus (Pete, Andy, Jen, Cross, John)

Neil Griffifths, Jonathan Coad, Richard Hickox, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Neil Gillespie, Roderick Earle, Christopher Lackner

0:31

Tiny's Entrance (Ben, Sam, Cross, Andy, John)

Neil Gillespie, Jonathan Coad, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Timothy Robinson, Roderick Earle, Covent Garden, Richard Hickox, Graeme Broadbent

1:12

Tiny's Song (Tiny, Inkslinger, Slim, Chorus)

Covent Garden, Susan Gritton, Richard Hickox, Kurt Streit, Terry Edwards, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Timothy Robinson, Chorus of the Royal Opera House

4:38

Inkslinger's Regret (Inkslinger, Voice of Paul Bunyan, Chorus)

Kenneth Cranham, Terry Edwards, Kurt Streit, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Richard Hickox, Chorus of the Royal Opera House

2:11

Bunyan's Goodnight (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

Kenneth Cranham, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Richard Hickox, Covent Garden

2:09

Bunyan's Good Morning (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

Richard Hickox, Kenneth Cranham, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden

2:55

Shears's Song (John Shears, Farmer's Chorus, Paul Bunyan, Hel Helson)

Jeremy White, Covent Garden, Kenneth Cranham, Roderick Earle, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Richard Hickox, Terry Edwards, Chorus of the Royal Opera House

0:43

Bunyan's Warning (Paul Bunyan)

Kenneth Cranham, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Richard Hickox, Chorus of the Royal Opera House

0:23

Farmers' Song (John Shears, Chorus)

Terry Edwards, Roderick Earle, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Richard Hickox, Covent Garden, Chorus of the Royal Opera House

1:53

Farmers' Exit (Hel Helson, Cronies)

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Richard Hickox, Bryan Secombe, Richard Hazell, Covent Garden, Wyndham Parfitt, Jeremy White, Donald Bell

1:05

The Mocking of Hel Helson (Hel Helson, Heron, Moon, Wind, Beetle, Squirrel, Fido, Chorus)

Jeremy White, Covent Garden, Terry Edwards, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Lillian Watson, Richard Hickox, Chorus of the Royal Opera House

4:53

Fido's Sympathy (Fido)

Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Lillian Watson, Richard Hickox

0:36

Cats' Creed (Moppet, Poppet, Voice of Paul Bunyan, Cronies, Hel Helson)

Richard Hazell, Kenneth Cranham, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Pamela Helen Stephen, Jeremy White, Leah-Marian Jones, Richard Hickox, Donald Bell

1:31

The Fight (Chorus)

Terry Edwards, Covent Garden, Richard Hickox, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Chorus of the Royal Opera House

1:15

Love Duet (Tiny, Slim, Chorus)

Richard Hickox, Covent Garden, Susan Gritton, Terry Edwards, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Timothy Robinson, Chorus of the Royal Opera House

2:26

Mock Funeral March (Hel Helson, Paul Bunyan, Cronies, Chorus)

Covent Garden, Richard Hickox, Bryan Secombe, Jeremy White, Wyndham Parfitt, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Richard Hazell, Kenneth Cranham, Donald Bell

4:23

Hymn (Paul Bunyan, Hel Helson, Tiny, Slim, Chorus)

Jeremy White, Susan Gritton, Timothy Robinson, Kenneth Cranham, Richard Hickox, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Terry Edwards, Chorus of the Royal Opera House

3:14

Third Ballad Interlude (Narrator)

Peter Coleman-Wright, Covent Garden, Richard Hickox, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House

2:18

The Christmas Party (Fido, Moppet, Poppet, Inkslinger, John Shears, Western Union Boy, Chorus

Leah-Marian Jones, Lillian Watson, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Roderick Earle, Richard Hickox, Kurt Streit, Covent Garden, Pamela Helen Stephen, Henry Moss

9:58

Bunyan's Farewell (Voice of Paul Bunyan)

Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Kenneth Cranham, Richard Hickox, Covent Garden

2:14

Litany (Fido, Moppet, Poppet, Tiny, Slim, Paul Bunyan, Hel Helson, Inkslinger, Chorus)

Richard Hickox, Susan Gritton, Kenneth Cranham, Pamela Helen Stephen, Lillian Watson, Covent Garden, Timothy Robinson, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Leah-Marian Jones

7:03

Benjamin Britten

Composer
Peter Coleman-Wright

Baritone
Kurt Streit

Tenor
Susan Gritton

Soprano
Timothy Robinson

Tenor

Britten: Paul Bunyan

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